Overlay files are used to create and maintain overlays within the Plex libraries on the server.
Overlays and templates are defined within one or more Overlay files, which are linked to libraries in the [Libraries Attribute](../config/libraries.md#overlay-path) within the [Configuration File](../config/configuration.md).
**To change a single overlay original image either replace the image in the assets folder or remove the `Overlay` shared label and then PMM will overlay the new image**
| [`templates`](templates) | contains definitions of templates that can be leveraged by multiple overlays |
| [`external_templates`](templates.md#external-templates) | contains [path types](../config/paths) that point to external templates that can be leveraged by multiple overlays |
*`overlays` is required in order to run the Overlay File.
* Example Overlay Files can be found in the [Plex Meta Manager Configs Repository](https://github.com/meisnate12/Plex-Meta-Manager-Configs/tree/master/PMM)
1. If there is no `overlay` attribute PMM will look in your `config/overlays` folder for a `.png` file named the same as the mapping name of the overlay definition. This example below would look for `IMDb Top 250.png`.
2. If the `overlay` attribute is given a string PMM will look in your `config/overlays` folder for a `.png` file named the same as the string given. This example below would look for `IMDbTop.png`.
* If `url`, `git`, and `repo` are all not defined then PMM will look in your `config/overlays` folder for a `.png` file named the same as the `name` attribute.
You can add text as an overlay using the special `text()` overlay name. Anything inside the parentheses will be added as an overlay onto the image. Ex `text(4K)` adds `4K` to the image.
You can control the font, font size and font color using the `font`, `font_size`, and `font_color` overlay attributes.
The `x_coordinate` and `y_coordinate` overlay attributes are required when using Text Overlays.
You can add an items rating to the image by using `text(audience_rating)`, `text(critic_rating)`, or `text(user_rating)`
You can add `suppress_overlays` to an overlay definition and give it a list or comma separated string of overlay names you want suppressed from this item if this overlay is attached to the item.
So in this example if the `4K-HDR` overlay matches an item then the `4K` and `HDR` overlays will also match. The `suppress_overlays` attribute on `4K-HDR` will stop the overlays specified (`4K` and `HDR`) from also being applied.
Builders use third-party services to source items for overlays. Multiple builders can be used in the same overlay from a variety of sources listed below.
Only a few details can be used with overlays: `limit`, `show_missing`, `save_missing`, `missing_only_released`, `minimum_items`, `cache_builders`, `tmdb_region`
* [Setting Details](details/setting)
* [Metadata Details](details/metadata)
## Filters
These filter media items added to the collection by any of the Builders.